Texas Memory Systems
Texas Memory Systems, Inc. (TMS) was an American corporation that designed and manufactured solid-state disks (SSDs) and digital signal processors (DSPs). TMS was founded in 1978 and that same year introduced their first solid-state drive, followed by their first digital signal processor. In 2000 they introduced the RamSan line of SSDs. Based in Houston, Texas, they supply these two product categories (directly as well as OEM and reseller partners) to large enterprise and government organizations.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Solid State Storage Digital signal processing |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | 35 countries |
Key people | Holly Frost, (Founder) Dan Scheel (President) |
| Products | solid-state disks Digital signal processors |
Number of employees | < 100 (2011) |
| Parent | IBM |
| Website | ramsan |
TMS has been supplying SSD products to the market longer than any other company.
On August 16, 2012, IBM Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Texas Memory Systems, Inc. This acquisition was completed as planned on October 1, 2012.